Critical Competencies

• Demonstrated safety orientation and compliance mindset
• Demonstrated understanding of common manufacturing processes, equipment, or machinery, including strong knowledge in mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic applications.
• Strong analytical ability to recognize need for modification of procedures or processes, identify root cause, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions where limited standardization or information exists.
• Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking skills, including having a continuous improvement, "go and see" mindset and an advocate for driving change with sense of urgency and detailed oriented.
• Strong people skills which foster teamwork and collaboration and develops high quality working relationships to influence, gain support, and achieve results. This includes a strong cooperation with production, engineering, and maintenance personnel, as well as external customers and vendors.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively deliver and transfer knowledge of technical concepts to production associates and respond to questions.
• Willingness and ability to work extended hours, including weekends as required to support manufacturing needs.
• Results-oriented with a demonstrated ability to be self-directed and self-motivated, effectively manage time and multiple priorities, and meet deliverables in a timely manner.
• Intermediate to advanced level proficiency MS Office software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Willing and able to occasionally travel domestically up to 25% to other Altra sites, vendor and/or customer visits, training events, trade shows, etc.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent required
• 3+ years of related engineering experience in a fast-paced manufacturing production and/or machining environment preferred
• Prior experience with Foundry or iron sand casting preferred
• Experience using advanced quality tools and/or lean manufacturing concepts is desired.

Physical Demand and Work Environment

Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work environment

Primarily in the foundry environment and secondarily performing office work. Includes regular exposure to noise levels at or above 85 decibels, dust particles, light radiation, paint or oil products, and weather changes. Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be required to be worn during shift.

Physical requirements

Potential physical demands include, but are not limited to frequent walking and standing, occasional twisting, stooping, carrying, handling, pushing, and pulling, climbing, kneeling, and lifting to 50 lbs. Potential sensory demands include but not limited to hearing and seeing.

EEO Statement: The company in which you have expressed employment interest is a subsidiary or affiliate of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. The subsidiary or affiliate is referred to as an ""Altra Company."" Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and all Altra Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. The ""EEO is the Law"" poster is available at: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. If you have a disability and need assistance accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request assistance by sending an email to

Job Snapshot